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STR Launches in Asia Pacific; Adds New Team Member
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) have launched its Australian and Singapore entities with the appointment of Jason French as business development director for the region. Scott Johnstone, group managing director, STR said, “We are delighted to announce the launch of STR in the Asia Pacific region w
Boskalis and NKT Confirm Triton Knoll Cabling Deal
A consortium comprising Boskalis Subsea Cables and Flexibles (previously VBMS) and NKT has signed a firm contract for delivery and installation of export and array cable systems to the offshore wind farm project Triton Knoll. Innogy, the project owner, has made the final investment decision for the
Kongsberg Kits Out Noble Tom Madden Drillship
Noble Corporation has contracted Kongsberg Maritime to deliver real-time monitoring and advisory solution for the Noble Tom Madden drillship. The Gusto P10000 design Noble Tom Madden deepwater drillship will join Noble Corporation’s Noble Bob Douglas, currently working offshore Guyana, which feature
Exmouth Integrated Artificial Reef Launched
Subcon, together with its partners Recfishwest, BHP, National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) and Curtin University, has launched its Integrated Artificial Reef (IAR) in the Exmouth area. The reef integrates offshore structures into a purpose built reef through re-engineering and augmentation with
WHOI Welcomes Harp to Advancement and Marketing Role
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has selected Samuel C. Harp as its first vice president for advancement and chief marketing officer. Harp has spent much of his career in academic, technology, and research institutions and will begin working at WHOI on October 1. “It is paramount that
New Member Joins Chariot’s Board
Chariot Oil & Gas has appointed Chris Zeal as independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Chris has over 30 years of experience working with several companies including British Gas, Cairn Energy, and Tullow Oil. Most recently he was managing director at Jefferies Hoare Govett, speciali
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 27 – September 02). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/27/bhge-wins-subsea-services-extension-with-equinor/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/28/ocean-installer-gets-its-first-job-in-china/
J2 Subsea Secures Brazilian Order
J2 Subsea, an Acteon company, has secured an order for its 4 Port Tool Changers in collaboration with Palm Tecnologia for a MOBO intervention campaign offshore Brazil planned for 2018. The J2 Subsea 4 Port Tool Changers enable ROVs to connect with tools subsea with zero leakages. The tool changer ha
NPD Nods Aasta Hansteen Start Up
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted consent to Equinor for start-up of the Aasta Hansteen facility in the Norwegian Sea, during the course of autumn 2018. Aasta Hansteen is located approximately 320 kilometers west of Bodø in a water depth of 1270 meters. The field is developed with a SP
OPITO Adds Director of Strategic Development
OPITO has appointed Mark Cullens to the new role of director of strategic development. Cullens, who joins from Petrofac Training Services where he was director of business development Eastern Hemisphere, will support OPITO as it extends its skills and workforce development remit internationally. Wit
Bibby HydroMap Finalizes DriX AUSV Trials
UK-based survey specialist Bibby HydroMap has completed testing of ‘DriX’, the 8-meter Autonomous Unmanned Survey Vessel (AUSV) developed by iXblue. DriX has the ability to accommodate a hydrographic and geophysical survey payload and to aid positioning of underwater vehicles, facilitating data coll
Minesto Unveils Utility Scale Deep Green Kite at Holyhead
Minesto has held an unveiling ceremony of the company’s first marine energy kite at utility scale in Holyhead on Thursday. Minesto was joined by local suppliers and partners, representatives of the Welsh Government and Albert Owen, Member of Parliament for Anglesey for the unveiling of the DG500 kit
Ninth Discovery for ExxonMobil Offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil has made its ninth discovery offshore Guyana at the Hammerhead-1 well, marking its fifth discovery on the Stabroek Block in the past year. Hammerhead-1 encountered approximately 197 feet (60 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir. The well was safely drilled to 13,862 fe
SOFEC to Provide Turret System for CNOOC Lufeng FSO in China
SOFEC has been awarded the Lufeng permanent reinstatement project provision of turret system by CNOOC China Limited. According to SOFEC the disconnectable turret system will be integrated into a replacement floating storage and offloading unit (FSOU) and moored to the existing Lufeng 13-2 feld moori